Acupuncture points are large fields: The fuzziness of acupuncture point localization by doctors in practice

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1264-1270

  Molsberger, A F ^a,b,c   Manickavasagan, J ^d   Abholz, H H ^d   Maixner, W B ^c   Endres, H G ^b  

^a Acupuncture Research Group   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84872807295     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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